When Connecticut author Wally Lamb's book, "She's Come Undone," gained national recognition in 1997 – after being featured in Oprah Winfrey's popular book club – there was a lot of talk about making the story into a film. The movie rights were purchased, but seem to have since vanished into a cinematic black hole, Lamb said. An adaptation of the book did run briefly as a play at Seattle's Center House Theatre. Now, however, another of Lamb's novels, "Wishin' and Hopin'," is definitely on its way to a theater near you. It is currently being filmed in local towns, including Norwich. Produced by Connecticut-based Synthetic...

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